The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-06-23
Washington Letter.

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w IT. SHERMAN.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. g., June IS, 1887.
The mowers are busily at work fell
ing the tall green grass that carpets the
dozen or more large and beautiful
parks. which are the pride and one of
the chief ornaments of city that a
worldwide traveller pronounces with
the exception of Paris and Florence,
the fairest upon earth-an observation
that all Washingtonians, as we'll as
many sojOurners here, will most hear
tily endorse as true. Scores of men
are also eulling from the city's shade
trees, millions OF caterpillar cocoOns.
before they get ripe, for, as you readers
are well aware, such fruit Is destruction
to vegetation, and very disgusting and
familiar at times-particularly to the
fairer portion oi humanity. AS the
city has 10000 shade trees, you can
form some idea of the task.
The usual summer exodus of promi.
nent official has begun Chief Justice
Waite and family have gone TO Ohio.
and Judge Matthews has followed.
Judge Miller has gone to Michigan,
Judge Field will soon go to California,
while Judge Harlan will soon refresh
himself with view of Kentucky blue
grass, if with nothing stronger And
the Cabinet is arranging for it's sum-
mer vacation, with the exception OF
Secretary Lamar, who has just return
ed from a fortnight's rest at his wife's
old home, near Macon, Ga. Secretary
EndicOtt will pass the summer in
Mass Secretary Whitney will remain
at "Grasslands," his suburban country
seat, the remainder of this month and
will then go to the coast and ATTORNEY
General Garland will rusticste upon
- Homity Hill." his plantation near
Little Rock, Ark. Later in the season
| will disposs of the others. ss
can safely assert that the largest
congregation in Washington assem-
bled in the Congregational Church
last Sunday afternoon. and it was du-
plicated at the Mt. Vernon Place M.
E Church South. at night The at
traction being the Rev. Sam. Small,
the Georgia Evangelist, the co. laberer
of Rev. Sam. Jones. Mr.. Small left
the o.d beaten track and presented
new lines of thought in religious dis
cussion, and all seemed edited by the
innovation and charmed with the SIM
pie eloquence and great power with
which the Word was expounded by
the youthful preacher Both Mr..
Small and Mr.. Jones will hold meet
ing at Washington next month, and
the occasion will doubtless be signal
lied by wonderful religious awaken
ing.
The hosts of friends of Elk Secretary
of the Treasury, Daniel Manning, re.
joice that he has returned from Eng,
land in improved health and spirits.
Interviewed upon Presidential pros
poets, Mr.. Manning briefly said, that
President Cleveland would he the
winning card in 1888 that heis d good
but discreet party man, and that il
there should be opposition among the
Democrats to the President, it would
not hurt him. Since returning from
Saranac, Mrs. Cleveland still being al
Oswego, the President drives to Oak
View, his country seat, at p. M. re
| freshes himself an hour or more with
fresh country air, then returns to the
White House and dimes alone, at Up.
IN. Il drink light wines and beer, "
says the President, land think 1 feel
better for them, but do not recon-.
mend their use to others, because
believe every man should be law
unto himself in this matter" Nc
Mugwumpiauism about this senti
ment, but straight down Jacksonian
Democracy.
There are $4,000 Mexican Pension
claims on file in the Bureau, for which
certificates are being issued at the rate
of $50 day. This work will be dis
posed of by Sept. 3Oth next, and il
done by voluntary detail of clerks
from the regular force, after office
hours, as Congress failed to comply
with the request for additional clerks
to do the extra work required. The
present fiscal year. which closes July
SOth, will show the largest labor in
granting original pensions of any year
in the country's history, exceeding
even the year 1856. when 90, 1T new
names were placed on the roll; Ger.
tainly most creditable and liberal
showing for the second year of the
Democratic Administration, which
should heartily commend it to the sol
diers of the Union as a perfectly safe
guardian of their interests, despite
Republican assertion to the contrary
Since Gen. Logan's remains we've
temporarily deposited in Reck Creek
Cemetery, until claimed for final sep
ulture by the State of Illinois, detail
of United States regulars has acted n
voluntary Guard of Honor. The ven
cradle Rector of the ancient church
with which the cemetery is connected
while passing through the ground.
one night, was rudely challenged by
the soldiers, and so annoyed by theiI
disgraceful conduct that he asks theil
removal. Mrs. Logan is deeply grieved
and declares that if the Guard be re
moved she will bring her husbands
remains to her own home for safe
keeping.
Gen. Sherman, in the bold, blunt
manly way characteristic of him. has
written a letter in which be depre
Gates the narrow minded, unpatriotIC
spirit displayed toward President
Cleveland anent his projected visit to
st. Louis, by the faction of lows
Grand Army men led by the pestifer.